Apricot Chicken
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Enough of apricot jam and apricot tarts, this apricot season make some apricot chicken and leave your family awe-struck. The inclusion of rosemary, cinnamon and vinegar brightens up the flavor and makes it even more interesting. Serve it as a side of rice or pasta, and you’ll have your family licking their chops. A fantastic way to push some fruit nutrition in your preteen’s system.
| Serves | Preparation Time | Cooking Time |
| 6 People | 25-30 Minutes | 25-30 Minutes |
Ingredients
- 500 g apricots, roughly chopped, pits removed
- 50 g sugar
- 2 Tbsp cider vinegar
- 900 g skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 to 2-inch pieces
- 3 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 chopped onion
- 2 cups chicken stock or broth
- 1 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons Tabasco or other hot sauce
Method
Step 1
Take a large bowl, and place chopped apricots in it. Mix in the sugar and vinegar. Let it sit for some time.
Step 2
In the meantime, take a large sauté pan, add 1 tablespoon of the butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and heat over medium-high heat.
Step 3
Place the chicken pieces in the pan, without crowding it too much. Let the pieces brown on each side.
Step 4
As the chicken cooks, sprinkle some salt over it. Once the chicken pieces get browned from both the sides, remove them from the pan, and set aside.
Step 5
Scrape off all the browned bits of the chicken (called fond) from the bottom of the pan.
Step 6
Add oil to the same pan and sauté the onion till it turns brown. Once the onions have browned a bit, add the chicken stock and lower the heat.
Step 7
Put approximately 2/3rd of the apricots along with the juice if any, in a blender and pulse into a coarse purée.
Step 8
Pour out this purée into the pan that contains the chicken stock and onions.
Step 9
Sprinkle cinnamon, rosemary and Tabasco and sauce. Taste and add salt if you feel it is less.
Step 10
Let it simmer gently for 10-20 minutes.
Step 11
Just 15 mins before serving, add the remaining apricot pieces into the pan and let it simmer gently for 5 minutes.
Step 12
Garnish with sliced almonds and serve hot with rice or chapati.
Nutritional Information
| Calories | 448 Kcal |
| Proteins | 45 g |
| Total Fat | 20.9 g |
| Total Carbohydrates | 20.1 g |
| Cholesterol | 139 mg |
| Sodium | 410 mg |
| Potassium | 625 mg |
